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It had begun. At a jail in Tokyo, the prisoners had come to the point of going berserk. With all the tension amongst the inmates with the presence of Kira, it was a rather simple trigger that set them off into a riot. Every single one of them on edge and trying to get out of the prison so they could try and get free and hope their lives would be spared. The prison was way out of control by now, even the guards and staff couldn’t control them and had taken a step backwards and called in assistance. They had allowed the prisoners to take control of the prison and watched from the outside as men in an animalistic rage scurried around the prison trying to find a way out.
The prison had been completely locked down so none could get out. Even if they had managed, the police guarded the only exit and awaited the arrival of the military and more police reinforcements. Hundreds more were coming to make sure the welfare of the community was kept safe and no civilians’ lives would be at risk and were willing to use brutal force if need be to honour that.
On the inside, people were screaming and yelling all trying to find their own way out. It didn’t matter how many allies they had made on the inside, this was every man for himself as they knew if they didn’t get out this time, Kira would find out all of them and they would be soon killed. The only problem was if they were caught leaving, they would be bought down in a rain of lead by the law.
The intensity of the riot picked up, things seemed at their worst and the chaos inside the prison seemed like it would never be under control. Then as everyone had been caught up with what was going on, an explosion suddenly happened to one of the side walls taking everyone by surprise. All the inmates that heard and felt the explosion happened flocked to the side of the prison to get a look at what was going on. They saw that a wall that would normally be impossible to get over or through had just been blown up. It seemed this side had been unprotected and was now a gateway to freedom. Much of the wall was taken down and had caught the police and army off guard, it was only now they everyone considered the possibility this had all been set up by someone in particular as a prison escape.
Through the dust and rubble, bullets came flying from everywhere and taking out the police and soldiers which were naively standing in the open. Someone was taking them all out from the other side of the wall that had just been blown up. To get out of the line of fire, they sought refuge behind their cars for some kind of cover, but only left themselves more open to the snipers that had been strategically placed several yards away for their plan to mow as many down as they could. Many of them were dead before they had any idea of what was going on, this plan had been way too much for them and those that tried to escape were also shot dead.
The prisoners were still watching through the windows and couldn’t believe what hey were seeing. Through the exploded wall, they saw numerous men dressed completely in black come through and set up some explosives on the wall. The prisoners all got down for cover and waited for the building to shake from the detonation. The prisoners didn’t run out yet, expecting to be shot as well if they made any sudden movements, but these guys were here for a reason. They were coming for someone in particular and they saw one of the prisoners get up from the ground and his presence was welcomed by the men. They knew who this guy was and then realised who the guys in black were. It was the Yakuza. He smiled to everyone as he was escorted out of the building.
The others came around to their senses and their hearing was coming back and they could hear even more sirens getting closer. They looked out over the prison grounds to see many of the guards dead and knew it was their only hope to get out. Those that were game enough began running out in mass numbers seeing that the way to freedom was only right in front of them and knowing the reinforcements would soon be here.
As he walked out the gates, he couldn’t believe how good his plan had indeed gone. They had come for him as he knew they would. Even now as they escorted him out they ensured that nobody could harm him, to them-he was a brother in arms. He had walked free from the gates of Hell and judgement just like he had said and now it was time for vengeance, now it was time for true justice.
Light and the unit sat in their office watching the news and the coverage of the incident at the prison in Tokyo. There had been something horribly wrong going on and Light watched with interest at the issue. On the news, they saw that the camera shook and there was a loud explosion. Within a minute, the story was taken off the air. “What is going on?” asked Matsuda and switched through all the channels showing that all television channels had indeed been shut down. “It is the Japanese government,” said Soichiro. “Something big is happening.” They had only seen a situation there at a local prison. Light had noticed the explosion and that the television broadcasting had been stopped completely. Something out of the ordinary was happening and whatever it was, it was most likely enough to cause mass panic if seen by everyone. There had been a fair bit on his mind with the viral video on the internet with the crazy person trying to instil fear in him. Now this was happening and it was then Light remembered the words that he said. “I shall walk free from the gates of Hell and judgement…” He hoped it wouldn’t be, being able to arrange a prison escape was quite a feat. It couldn’t be possible…could it?
It was a few hours later that the television came back on. On every single news update one every single channel, the story was identical. This meant they had been given a script to say rather than reading it the way it is, so whatever they were going to say-was a lie. Light watched one of the anchormen on screen, “Good evening and welcome back everybody. We apologise for the broadcast difficulties as coverage on the incident became barred by our superiors as they had reason to believe what we were about to witness was inappropriate to be seen by the general public. It seems a riot got out of hand at a local prison and it came down to the army needing to open fire on the prisoners to ensure the safety of civilians outside the prison. The explosion briefly witnessed on camera was a mishap from one of the Special Forces officer on scene that was unfortunately killed with the malfunction of his equipment. That is all that was lost on those fighting to ensure our protection, however we have been given information to let you all know there have been a few escapees in amongst the confusion.”
Light looked at his dad and he knew they were both thinking the same lines that this didn’t happen. There had most likely been plenty more escapees from the prison and a lot more casualties than just one. Taking it down from the television wasn’t only to stop mass panic; it was to keep the government and law enforcement in an authoritative position and looking like they were in control of everything happening. Light was curious as to why now they would even say this at all, they could have said anything but leaked out this information. “There is another video on the net!” Matsuda said all of a sudden and grabbed everybody’s attention.
Everyone got up from where they were and once again circled Matsuda who sat at the computer. There was another viral video that had once again had already reached huge viewing numbers worldwide as it came with English translations now for those that didn’t understand Japanese. It was the same guy, in the same mask that sent shivers down everyone’s spine. “Kira. I told you that I would be free and I am now no different from you-killers at large. We have both become players in a lethal game and the first to catch the other will surely be victorious. It was I…Ryuji that was behind the entire escape and if I am able to get out of prison without being shot or taken down-just imagine how easily I can bring you down if given the time and resources.” The video ended and light couldn’t help but get a bad feeling in his stomach. It was much different to before, but still felt familiar of being caged within his own mind by L. He almost felt for a second that L was still alive, right behind him, watching him, cornering him.
He needed to wait this one out a little and recap over the manner of the prison escape if he was to get any leads and inside information into who it was that could organise the escape. Light knew that by many people escaping even though the news only said it was a couple meant that his identity would be hidden in amongst them. It was also a help that the news wasn’t releasing any of the names of the people that did escape, he wondered if this was an obvious ploy to stop Kira killing them. It didn’t matter though; Light had a major clue to find out who it was. A mastermind in a criminal group can often be the hardest to find because they surround themselves with others to do their dirty work for them, which is obviously what this guy thought-but in this case it would be different. Light knew he just had to look over the prison escape and what actually happened and it would give him insight as to who it was. This Ryuji didn’t realise he could get the police records if he desired them and it would be his downfall. Light had to be careful though, he wasn’t an average police officer, which meant he had no real use of the list of prison escapees. If he was caught by anyone on his team looking at the list of them, then he would be back at square one of being suspected as Kira again even after making so much progress by killing L. A tricky situation, but this is what Light enjoyed, proving he was worthy and the best to rule over the new world as a God.
That night, Light decided he would work back in the office by himself. He used his private time to hack into the Japanese Law Enforcement Mainframe with his dad’s password, which he had been able to crack weeks ago without much difficulty. It was here he found the incident and it was indeed a rather serious one confirming his belief about the news coverage on the event.
‘Prison Riots over unconfirmed reason as of yet. Prisoners were locked inside prison. Explosion to outer perimeter was the work of masked renegades that stormed the premises and took down numerous enforcers in the process and successfully being able to extract a prisoner.’ Light looked further to see that the exact name of the prisoner wasn’t mentioned, but there were speculations as to who it was. There was a list of men that had escaped and were now on the loose in Japan-there was one that stood out from the rest of them. A man that was once a figurehead in the Japanese Yakuza, Narita Katsurou. “You fool,” Light laughed to himself. “You tried scaring me by saying it was you that planned such a formidable escape but now it is only your doom. Nobody else but you could have rallied support like that and you would have been waiting for them to get you, Narita Katsurou…Ryuji, you must pay for your sins of treason.”
Katsurou was partying with those that had helped him escape that day from prison. Being a member of the Yakuza definitely had its benefits and he couldn’t believe he was actually out. Everybody was so drunk that the plan had gone so remarkably well and tomorrow he would be fleeing to the United States where he would never have to worry about Kira getting him again. Without his name and face, Kira was nothing, he was weak. He sat down at the bar and looked at the man sitting next to him and put his arm around him. “We are free brother, we are free and it is all thanks to you.” The man didn’t say anything but smiled and drank with Katsurou some more. Katsurou stood up on the chair, bringing quiet to everyone in the bar and his fellow gang members listened in. “Today we have shown that whatever judge shall come out way, they will never be able to stop the Yaku-” Katsurou stopped mid sentence. Nobody knew what was going on and then they saw Katsurou clutching his heart. He began spluttering and trying to breathe and it was obvious he was having a heart attack. “KIRA!” echoed through the bar and as he collapsed on the ground, everybody huddled over him. The man he had been sitting next to got out of his seat, looked down on Katsurou on the floor and walked out of the bar. Kira had been able to find out his name without being told, which meant he had been able to take control of then police somehow. He knew his own name wasn’t on the list, which meant that to Kira, he was dead. Ryuji, the real perpetrator and organiser of the escape was now dead and free to roam the streets in peace. It was time to begin the hunt for Kira.
It had begun. At a jail in Tokyo, the prisoners had come to the point of going berserk. With all the tension amongst the inmates with the presence of Kira, it was a rather simple trigger that set them off into a riot. Every single one of them on edge and trying to get out of the prison so they could try and get free and hope their lives would be spared. The prison was way out of control by now, even the guards and staff couldn’t control them and had taken a step backwards and called in assistance. They had allowed the prisoners to take control of the prison and watched from the outside as men in an animalistic rage scurried around the prison trying to find a way out.
The prison had been completely locked down so none could get out. Even if they had managed, the police guarded the only exit and awaited the arrival of the military and more police reinforcements. Hundreds more were coming to make sure the welfare of the community was kept safe and no civilians’ lives would be at risk and were willing to use brutal force if need be to honour that.
On the inside, people were screaming and yelling all trying to find their own way out. It didn’t matter how many allies they had made on the inside, this was every man for himself as they knew if they didn’t get out this time, Kira would find out all of them and they would be soon killed. The only problem was if they were caught leaving, they would be bought down in a rain of lead by the law.
The intensity of the riot picked up, things seemed at their worst and the chaos inside the prison seemed like it would never be under control. Then as everyone had been caught up with what was going on, an explosion suddenly happened to one of the side walls taking everyone by surprise. All the inmates that heard and felt the explosion happened flocked to the side of the prison to get a look at what was going on. They saw that a wall that would normally be impossible to get over or through had just been blown up. It seemed this side had been unprotected and was now a gateway to freedom. Much of the wall was taken down and had caught the police and army off guard, it was only now they everyone considered the possibility this had all been set up by someone in particular as a prison escape.
Through the dust and rubble, bullets came flying from everywhere and taking out the police and soldiers which were naively standing in the open. Someone was taking them all out from the other side of the wall that had just been blown up. To get out of the line of fire, they sought refuge behind their cars for some kind of cover, but only left themselves more open to the snipers that had been strategically placed several yards away for their plan to mow as many down as they could. Many of them were dead before they had any idea of what was going on, this plan had been way too much for them and those that tried to escape were also shot dead.
The prisoners were still watching through the windows and couldn’t believe what hey were seeing. Through the exploded wall, they saw numerous men dressed completely in black come through and set up some explosives on the wall. The prisoners all got down for cover and waited for the building to shake from the detonation. The prisoners didn’t run out yet, expecting to be shot as well if they made any sudden movements, but these guys were here for a reason. They were coming for someone in particular and they saw one of the prisoners get up from the ground and his presence was welcomed by the men. They knew who this guy was and then realised who the guys in black were. It was the Yakuza. He smiled to everyone as he was escorted out of the building.
The others came around to their senses and their hearing was coming back and they could hear even more sirens getting closer. They looked out over the prison grounds to see many of the guards dead and knew it was their only hope to get out. Those that were game enough began running out in mass numbers seeing that the way to freedom was only right in front of them and knowing the reinforcements would soon be here.
As he walked out the gates, he couldn’t believe how good his plan had indeed gone. They had come for him as he knew they would. Even now as they escorted him out they ensured that nobody could harm him, to them-he was a brother in arms. He had walked free from the gates of Hell and judgement just like he had said and now it was time for vengeance, now it was time for true justice.
Light and the unit sat in their office watching the news and the coverage of the incident at the prison in Tokyo. There had been something horribly wrong going on and Light watched with interest at the issue. On the news, they saw that the camera shook and there was a loud explosion. Within a minute, the story was taken off the air. “What is going on?” asked Matsuda and switched through all the channels showing that all television channels had indeed been shut down. “It is the Japanese government,” said Soichiro. “Something big is happening.” They had only seen a situation there at a local prison. Light had noticed the explosion and that the television broadcasting had been stopped completely. Something out of the ordinary was happening and whatever it was, it was most likely enough to cause mass panic if seen by everyone. There had been a fair bit on his mind with the viral video on the internet with the crazy person trying to instil fear in him. Now this was happening and it was then Light remembered the words that he said. “I shall walk free from the gates of Hell and judgement…” He hoped it wouldn’t be, being able to arrange a prison escape was quite a feat. It couldn’t be possible…could it?
It was a few hours later that the television came back on. On every single news update one every single channel, the story was identical. This meant they had been given a script to say rather than reading it the way it is, so whatever they were going to say-was a lie. Light watched one of the anchormen on screen, “Good evening and welcome back everybody. We apologise for the broadcast difficulties as coverage on the incident became barred by our superiors as they had reason to believe what we were about to witness was inappropriate to be seen by the general public. It seems a riot got out of hand at a local prison and it came down to the army needing to open fire on the prisoners to ensure the safety of civilians outside the prison. The explosion briefly witnessed on camera was a mishap from one of the Special Forces officer on scene that was unfortunately killed with the malfunction of his equipment. That is all that was lost on those fighting to ensure our protection, however we have been given information to let you all know there have been a few escapees in amongst the confusion.”
Light looked at his dad and he knew they were both thinking the same lines that this didn’t happen. There had most likely been plenty more escapees from the prison and a lot more casualties than just one. Taking it down from the television wasn’t only to stop mass panic; it was to keep the government and law enforcement in an authoritative position and looking like they were in control of everything happening. Light was curious as to why now they would even say this at all, they could have said anything but leaked out this information. “There is another video on the net!” Matsuda said all of a sudden and grabbed everybody’s attention.
Everyone got up from where they were and once again circled Matsuda who sat at the computer. There was another viral video that had once again had already reached huge viewing numbers worldwide as it came with English translations now for those that didn’t understand Japanese. It was the same guy, in the same mask that sent shivers down everyone’s spine. “Kira. I told you that I would be free and I am now no different from you-killers at large. We have both become players in a lethal game and the first to catch the other will surely be victorious. It was I…Ryuji that was behind the entire escape and if I am able to get out of prison without being shot or taken down-just imagine how easily I can bring you down if given the time and resources.” The video ended and light couldn’t help but get a bad feeling in his stomach. It was much different to before, but still felt familiar of being caged within his own mind by L. He almost felt for a second that L was still alive, right behind him, watching him, cornering him.
He needed to wait this one out a little and recap over the manner of the prison escape if he was to get any leads and inside information into who it was that could organise the escape. Light knew that by many people escaping even though the news only said it was a couple meant that his identity would be hidden in amongst them. It was also a help that the news wasn’t releasing any of the names of the people that did escape, he wondered if this was an obvious ploy to stop Kira killing them. It didn’t matter though; Light had a major clue to find out who it was. A mastermind in a criminal group can often be the hardest to find because they surround themselves with others to do their dirty work for them, which is obviously what this guy thought-but in this case it would be different. Light knew he just had to look over the prison escape and what actually happened and it would give him insight as to who it was. This Ryuji didn’t realise he could get the police records if he desired them and it would be his downfall. Light had to be careful though, he wasn’t an average police officer, which meant he had no real use of the list of prison escapees. If he was caught by anyone on his team looking at the list of them, then he would be back at square one of being suspected as Kira again even after making so much progress by killing L. A tricky situation, but this is what Light enjoyed, proving he was worthy and the best to rule over the new world as a God.
That night, Light decided he would work back in the office by himself. He used his private time to hack into the Japanese Law Enforcement Mainframe with his dad’s password, which he had been able to crack weeks ago without much difficulty. It was here he found the incident and it was indeed a rather serious one confirming his belief about the news coverage on the event.
‘Prison Riots over unconfirmed reason as of yet. Prisoners were locked inside prison. Explosion to outer perimeter was the work of masked renegades that stormed the premises and took down numerous enforcers in the process and successfully being able to extract a prisoner.’ Light looked further to see that the exact name of the prisoner wasn’t mentioned, but there were speculations as to who it was. There was a list of men that had escaped and were now on the loose in Japan-there was one that stood out from the rest of them. A man that was once a figurehead in the Japanese Yakuza, Narita Katsurou. “You fool,” Light laughed to himself. “You tried scaring me by saying it was you that planned such a formidable escape but now it is only your doom. Nobody else but you could have rallied support like that and you would have been waiting for them to get you, Narita Katsurou…Ryuji, you must pay for your sins of treason.”
Katsurou was partying with those that had helped him escape that day from prison. Being a member of the Yakuza definitely had its benefits and he couldn’t believe he was actually out. Everybody was so drunk that the plan had gone so remarkably well and tomorrow he would be fleeing to the United States where he would never have to worry about Kira getting him again. Without his name and face, Kira was nothing, he was weak. He sat down at the bar and looked at the man sitting next to him and put his arm around him. “We are free brother, we are free and it is all thanks to you.” The man didn’t say anything but smiled and drank with Katsurou some more. Katsurou stood up on the chair, bringing quiet to everyone in the bar and his fellow gang members listened in. “Today we have shown that whatever judge shall come out way, they will never be able to stop the Yaku-” Katsurou stopped mid sentence. Nobody knew what was going on and then they saw Katsurou clutching his heart. He began spluttering and trying to breathe and it was obvious he was having a heart attack. “KIRA!” echoed through the bar and as he collapsed on the ground, everybody huddled over him. The man he had been sitting next to got out of his seat, looked down on Katsurou on the floor and walked out of the bar. Kira had been able to find out his name without being told, which meant he had been able to take control of then police somehow. He knew his own name wasn’t on the list, which meant that to Kira, he was dead. Ryuji, the real perpetrator and organiser of the escape was now dead and free to roam the streets in peace. It was time to begin the hunt for Kira.
The prison had been completely locked down so none could get out. Even if they had managed, the police guarded the only exit and awaited the arrival of the military and more police reinforcements. Hundreds more were coming to make sure the welfare of the community was kept safe and no civilians’ lives would be at risk and were willing to use brutal force if need be to honour that.
On the inside, people were screaming and yelling all trying to find their own way out. It didn’t matter how many allies they had made on the inside, this was every man for himself as they knew if they didn’t get out this time, Kira would find out all of them and they would be soon killed. The only problem was if they were caught leaving, they would be bought down in a rain of lead by the law.
The intensity of the riot picked up, things seemed at their worst and the chaos inside the prison seemed like it would never be under control. Then as everyone had been caught up with what was going on, an explosion suddenly happened to one of the side walls taking everyone by surprise. All the inmates that heard and felt the explosion happened flocked to the side of the prison to get a look at what was going on. They saw that a wall that would normally be impossible to get over or through had just been blown up. It seemed this side had been unprotected and was now a gateway to freedom. Much of the wall was taken down and had caught the police and army off guard, it was only now they everyone considered the possibility this had all been set up by someone in particular as a prison escape.
Through the dust and rubble, bullets came flying from everywhere and taking out the police and soldiers which were naively standing in the open. Someone was taking them all out from the other side of the wall that had just been blown up. To get out of the line of fire, they sought refuge behind their cars for some kind of cover, but only left themselves more open to the snipers that had been strategically placed several yards away for their plan to mow as many down as they could. Many of them were dead before they had any idea of what was going on, this plan had been way too much for them and those that tried to escape were also shot dead.
The prisoners were still watching through the windows and couldn’t believe what hey were seeing. Through the exploded wall, they saw numerous men dressed completely in black come through and set up some explosives on the wall. The prisoners all got down for cover and waited for the building to shake from the detonation. The prisoners didn’t run out yet, expecting to be shot as well if they made any sudden movements, but these guys were here for a reason. They were coming for someone in particular and they saw one of the prisoners get up from the ground and his presence was welcomed by the men. They knew who this guy was and then realised who the guys in black were. It was the Yakuza. He smiled to everyone as he was escorted out of the building.
The others came around to their senses and their hearing was coming back and they could hear even more sirens getting closer. They looked out over the prison grounds to see many of the guards dead and knew it was their only hope to get out. Those that were game enough began running out in mass numbers seeing that the way to freedom was only right in front of them and knowing the reinforcements would soon be here.
As he walked out the gates, he couldn’t believe how good his plan had indeed gone. They had come for him as he knew they would. Even now as they escorted him out they ensured that nobody could harm him, to them-he was a brother in arms. He had walked free from the gates of Hell and judgement just like he had said and now it was time for vengeance, now it was time for true justice.
Light and the unit sat in their office watching the news and the coverage of the incident at the prison in Tokyo. There had been something horribly wrong going on and Light watched with interest at the issue. On the news, they saw that the camera shook and there was a loud explosion. Within a minute, the story was taken off the air. “What is going on?” asked Matsuda and switched through all the channels showing that all television channels had indeed been shut down. “It is the Japanese government,” said Soichiro. “Something big is happening.” They had only seen a situation there at a local prison. Light had noticed the explosion and that the television broadcasting had been stopped completely. Something out of the ordinary was happening and whatever it was, it was most likely enough to cause mass panic if seen by everyone. There had been a fair bit on his mind with the viral video on the internet with the crazy person trying to instil fear in him. Now this was happening and it was then Light remembered the words that he said. “I shall walk free from the gates of Hell and judgement…” He hoped it wouldn’t be, being able to arrange a prison escape was quite a feat. It couldn’t be possible…could it?
It was a few hours later that the television came back on. On every single news update one every single channel, the story was identical. This meant they had been given a script to say rather than reading it the way it is, so whatever they were going to say-was a lie. Light watched one of the anchormen on screen, “Good evening and welcome back everybody. We apologise for the broadcast difficulties as coverage on the incident became barred by our superiors as they had reason to believe what we were about to witness was inappropriate to be seen by the general public. It seems a riot got out of hand at a local prison and it came down to the army needing to open fire on the prisoners to ensure the safety of civilians outside the prison. The explosion briefly witnessed on camera was a mishap from one of the Special Forces officer on scene that was unfortunately killed with the malfunction of his equipment. That is all that was lost on those fighting to ensure our protection, however we have been given information to let you all know there have been a few escapees in amongst the confusion.”
Light looked at his dad and he knew they were both thinking the same lines that this didn’t happen. There had most likely been plenty more escapees from the prison and a lot more casualties than just one. Taking it down from the television wasn’t only to stop mass panic; it was to keep the government and law enforcement in an authoritative position and looking like they were in control of everything happening. Light was curious as to why now they would even say this at all, they could have said anything but leaked out this information. “There is another video on the net!” Matsuda said all of a sudden and grabbed everybody’s attention.
Everyone got up from where they were and once again circled Matsuda who sat at the computer. There was another viral video that had once again had already reached huge viewing numbers worldwide as it came with English translations now for those that didn’t understand Japanese. It was the same guy, in the same mask that sent shivers down everyone’s spine. “Kira. I told you that I would be free and I am now no different from you-killers at large. We have both become players in a lethal game and the first to catch the other will surely be victorious. It was I…Ryuji that was behind the entire escape and if I am able to get out of prison without being shot or taken down-just imagine how easily I can bring you down if given the time and resources.” The video ended and light couldn’t help but get a bad feeling in his stomach. It was much different to before, but still felt familiar of being caged within his own mind by L. He almost felt for a second that L was still alive, right behind him, watching him, cornering him.
He needed to wait this one out a little and recap over the manner of the prison escape if he was to get any leads and inside information into who it was that could organise the escape. Light knew that by many people escaping even though the news only said it was a couple meant that his identity would be hidden in amongst them. It was also a help that the news wasn’t releasing any of the names of the people that did escape, he wondered if this was an obvious ploy to stop Kira killing them. It didn’t matter though; Light had a major clue to find out who it was. A mastermind in a criminal group can often be the hardest to find because they surround themselves with others to do their dirty work for them, which is obviously what this guy thought-but in this case it would be different. Light knew he just had to look over the prison escape and what actually happened and it would give him insight as to who it was. This Ryuji didn’t realise he could get the police records if he desired them and it would be his downfall. Light had to be careful though, he wasn’t an average police officer, which meant he had no real use of the list of prison escapees. If he was caught by anyone on his team looking at the list of them, then he would be back at square one of being suspected as Kira again even after making so much progress by killing L. A tricky situation, but this is what Light enjoyed, proving he was worthy and the best to rule over the new world as a God.
That night, Light decided he would work back in the office by himself. He used his private time to hack into the Japanese Law Enforcement Mainframe with his dad’s password, which he had been able to crack weeks ago without much difficulty. It was here he found the incident and it was indeed a rather serious one confirming his belief about the news coverage on the event.
‘Prison Riots over unconfirmed reason as of yet. Prisoners were locked inside prison. Explosion to outer perimeter was the work of masked renegades that stormed the premises and took down numerous enforcers in the process and successfully being able to extract a prisoner.’ Light looked further to see that the exact name of the prisoner wasn’t mentioned, but there were speculations as to who it was. There was a list of men that had escaped and were now on the loose in Japan-there was one that stood out from the rest of them. A man that was once a figurehead in the Japanese Yakuza, Narita Katsurou. “You fool,” Light laughed to himself. “You tried scaring me by saying it was you that planned such a formidable escape but now it is only your doom. Nobody else but you could have rallied support like that and you would have been waiting for them to get you, Narita Katsurou…Ryuji, you must pay for your sins of treason.”
Katsurou was partying with those that had helped him escape that day from prison. Being a member of the Yakuza definitely had its benefits and he couldn’t believe he was actually out. Everybody was so drunk that the plan had gone so remarkably well and tomorrow he would be fleeing to the United States where he would never have to worry about Kira getting him again. Without his name and face, Kira was nothing, he was weak. He sat down at the bar and looked at the man sitting next to him and put his arm around him. “We are free brother, we are free and it is all thanks to you.” The man didn’t say anything but smiled and drank with Katsurou some more. Katsurou stood up on the chair, bringing quiet to everyone in the bar and his fellow gang members listened in. “Today we have shown that whatever judge shall come out way, they will never be able to stop the Yaku-” Katsurou stopped mid sentence. Nobody knew what was going on and then they saw Katsurou clutching his heart. He began spluttering and trying to breathe and it was obvious he was having a heart attack. “KIRA!” echoed through the bar and as he collapsed on the ground, everybody huddled over him. The man he had been sitting next to got out of his seat, looked down on Katsurou on the floor and walked out of the bar. Kira had been able to find out his name without being told, which meant he had been able to take control of then police somehow. He knew his own name wasn’t on the list, which meant that to Kira, he was dead. Ryuji, the real perpetrator and organiser of the escape was now dead and free to roam the streets in peace. It was time to begin the hunt for Kira.
It had begun. At a jail in Tokyo, the prisoners had come to the point of going berserk. With all the tension amongst the inmates with the presence of Kira, it was a rather simple trigger that set them off into a riot. Every single one of them on edge and trying to get out of the prison so they could try and get free and hope their lives would be spared. The prison was way out of control by now, even the guards and staff couldn’t control them and had taken a step backwards and called in assistance. They had allowed the prisoners to take control of the prison and watched from the outside as men in an animalistic rage scurried around the prison trying to find a way out.
The prison had been completely locked down so none could get out. Even if they had managed, the police guarded the only exit and awaited the arrival of the military and more police reinforcements. Hundreds more were coming to make sure the welfare of the community was kept safe and no civilians’ lives would be at risk and were willing to use brutal force if need be to honour that.
On the inside, people were screaming and yelling all trying to find their own way out. It didn’t matter how many allies they had made on the inside, this was every man for himself as they knew if they didn’t get out this time, Kira would find out all of them and they would be soon killed. The only problem was if they were caught leaving, they would be bought down in a rain of lead by the law.
The intensity of the riot picked up, things seemed at their worst and the chaos inside the prison seemed like it would never be under control. Then as everyone had been caught up with what was going on, an explosion suddenly happened to one of the side walls taking everyone by surprise. All the inmates that heard and felt the explosion happened flocked to the side of the prison to get a look at what was going on. They saw that a wall that would normally be impossible to get over or through had just been blown up. It seemed this side had been unprotected and was now a gateway to freedom. Much of the wall was taken down and had caught the police and army off guard, it was only now they everyone considered the possibility this had all been set up by someone in particular as a prison escape.
Through the dust and rubble, bullets came flying from everywhere and taking out the police and soldiers which were naively standing in the open. Someone was taking them all out from the other side of the wall that had just been blown up. To get out of the line of fire, they sought refuge behind their cars for some kind of cover, but only left themselves more open to the snipers that had been strategically placed several yards away for their plan to mow as many down as they could. Many of them were dead before they had any idea of what was going on, this plan had been way too much for them and those that tried to escape were also shot dead.
The prisoners were still watching through the windows and couldn’t believe what hey were seeing. Through the exploded wall, they saw numerous men dressed completely in black come through and set up some explosives on the wall. The prisoners all got down for cover and waited for the building to shake from the detonation. The prisoners didn’t run out yet, expecting to be shot as well if they made any sudden movements, but these guys were here for a reason. They were coming for someone in particular and they saw one of the prisoners get up from the ground and his presence was welcomed by the men. They knew who this guy was and then realised who the guys in black were. It was the Yakuza. He smiled to everyone as he was escorted out of the building.
The others came around to their senses and their hearing was coming back and they could hear even more sirens getting closer. They looked out over the prison grounds to see many of the guards dead and knew it was their only hope to get out. Those that were game enough began running out in mass numbers seeing that the way to freedom was only right in front of them and knowing the reinforcements would soon be here.
As he walked out the gates, he couldn’t believe how good his plan had indeed gone. They had come for him as he knew they would. Even now as they escorted him out they ensured that nobody could harm him, to them-he was a brother in arms. He had walked free from the gates of Hell and judgement just like he had said and now it was time for vengeance, now it was time for true justice.
Light and the unit sat in their office watching the news and the coverage of the incident at the prison in Tokyo. There had been something horribly wrong going on and Light watched with interest at the issue. On the news, they saw that the camera shook and there was a loud explosion. Within a minute, the story was taken off the air. “What is going on?” asked Matsuda and switched through all the channels showing that all television channels had indeed been shut down. “It is the Japanese government,” said Soichiro. “Something big is happening.” They had only seen a situation there at a local prison. Light had noticed the explosion and that the television broadcasting had been stopped completely. Something out of the ordinary was happening and whatever it was, it was most likely enough to cause mass panic if seen by everyone. There had been a fair bit on his mind with the viral video on the internet with the crazy person trying to instil fear in him. Now this was happening and it was then Light remembered the words that he said. “I shall walk free from the gates of Hell and judgement…” He hoped it wouldn’t be, being able to arrange a prison escape was quite a feat. It couldn’t be possible…could it?
It was a few hours later that the television came back on. On every single news update one every single channel, the story was identical. This meant they had been given a script to say rather than reading it the way it is, so whatever they were going to say-was a lie. Light watched one of the anchormen on screen, “Good evening and welcome back everybody. We apologise for the broadcast difficulties as coverage on the incident became barred by our superiors as they had reason to believe what we were about to witness was inappropriate to be seen by the general public. It seems a riot got out of hand at a local prison and it came down to the army needing to open fire on the prisoners to ensure the safety of civilians outside the prison. The explosion briefly witnessed on camera was a mishap from one of the Special Forces officer on scene that was unfortunately killed with the malfunction of his equipment. That is all that was lost on those fighting to ensure our protection, however we have been given information to let you all know there have been a few escapees in amongst the confusion.”
Light looked at his dad and he knew they were both thinking the same lines that this didn’t happen. There had most likely been plenty more escapees from the prison and a lot more casualties than just one. Taking it down from the television wasn’t only to stop mass panic; it was to keep the government and law enforcement in an authoritative position and looking like they were in control of everything happening. Light was curious as to why now they would even say this at all, they could have said anything but leaked out this information. “There is another video on the net!” Matsuda said all of a sudden and grabbed everybody’s attention.
Everyone got up from where they were and once again circled Matsuda who sat at the computer. There was another viral video that had once again had already reached huge viewing numbers worldwide as it came with English translations now for those that didn’t understand Japanese. It was the same guy, in the same mask that sent shivers down everyone’s spine. “Kira. I told you that I would be free and I am now no different from you-killers at large. We have both become players in a lethal game and the first to catch the other will surely be victorious. It was I…Ryuji that was behind the entire escape and if I am able to get out of prison without being shot or taken down-just imagine how easily I can bring you down if given the time and resources.” The video ended and light couldn’t help but get a bad feeling in his stomach. It was much different to before, but still felt familiar of being caged within his own mind by L. He almost felt for a second that L was still alive, right behind him, watching him, cornering him.
He needed to wait this one out a little and recap over the manner of the prison escape if he was to get any leads and inside information into who it was that could organise the escape. Light knew that by many people escaping even though the news only said it was a couple meant that his identity would be hidden in amongst them. It was also a help that the news wasn’t releasing any of the names of the people that did escape, he wondered if this was an obvious ploy to stop Kira killing them. It didn’t matter though; Light had a major clue to find out who it was. A mastermind in a criminal group can often be the hardest to find because they surround themselves with others to do their dirty work for them, which is obviously what this guy thought-but in this case it would be different. Light knew he just had to look over the prison escape and what actually happened and it would give him insight as to who it was. This Ryuji didn’t realise he could get the police records if he desired them and it would be his downfall. Light had to be careful though, he wasn’t an average police officer, which meant he had no real use of the list of prison escapees. If he was caught by anyone on his team looking at the list of them, then he would be back at square one of being suspected as Kira again even after making so much progress by killing L. A tricky situation, but this is what Light enjoyed, proving he was worthy and the best to rule over the new world as a God.
That night, Light decided he would work back in the office by himself. He used his private time to hack into the Japanese Law Enforcement Mainframe with his dad’s password, which he had been able to crack weeks ago without much difficulty. It was here he found the incident and it was indeed a rather serious one confirming his belief about the news coverage on the event.
‘Prison Riots over unconfirmed reason as of yet. Prisoners were locked inside prison. Explosion to outer perimeter was the work of masked renegades that stormed the premises and took down numerous enforcers in the process and successfully being able to extract a prisoner.’ Light looked further to see that the exact name of the prisoner wasn’t mentioned, but there were speculations as to who it was. There was a list of men that had escaped and were now on the loose in Japan-there was one that stood out from the rest of them. A man that was once a figurehead in the Japanese Yakuza, Narita Katsurou. “You fool,” Light laughed to himself. “You tried scaring me by saying it was you that planned such a formidable escape but now it is only your doom. Nobody else but you could have rallied support like that and you would have been waiting for them to get you, Narita Katsurou…Ryuji, you must pay for your sins of treason.”
Katsurou was partying with those that had helped him escape that day from prison. Being a member of the Yakuza definitely had its benefits and he couldn’t believe he was actually out. Everybody was so drunk that the plan had gone so remarkably well and tomorrow he would be fleeing to the United States where he would never have to worry about Kira getting him again. Without his name and face, Kira was nothing, he was weak. He sat down at the bar and looked at the man sitting next to him and put his arm around him. “We are free brother, we are free and it is all thanks to you.” The man didn’t say anything but smiled and drank with Katsurou some more. Katsurou stood up on the chair, bringing quiet to everyone in the bar and his fellow gang members listened in. “Today we have shown that whatever judge shall come out way, they will never be able to stop the Yaku-” Katsurou stopped mid sentence. Nobody knew what was going on and then they saw Katsurou clutching his heart. He began spluttering and trying to breathe and it was obvious he was having a heart attack. “KIRA!” echoed through the bar and as he collapsed on the ground, everybody huddled over him. The man he had been sitting next to got out of his seat, looked down on Katsurou on the floor and walked out of the bar. Kira had been able to find out his name without being told, which meant he had been able to take control of then police somehow. He knew his own name wasn’t on the list, which meant that to Kira, he was dead. Ryuji, the real perpetrator and organiser of the escape was now dead and free to roam the streets in peace. It was time to begin the hunt for Kira.
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